AACTA International Award for Best Screenplay

Best Screenplay
AACTA International Award
CountryAustralia
Presented byAustralian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA)
First award2012
Currently held byJesse Eisenberg, A Real Pain (2024)
Websitehttp://www.aacta.org

The AACTA International Award for Best Screenplay is an accolade given by the Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA), a non-profit organisation whose aim is to "identify, award, promote, and celebrate Australia's greatest achievements in film and television".[1] The award is presented at the annual AACTA International Awards, which rewards achievements in feature films, regardless of the country the film was made.[2] The winners and nominees are determined by the international chapter of the academy, which comprises eighty members of Australian filmmakers and executives.[3]

The prize was first handed out at the 1st AACTA International Awards presentation, and awarded jointly to George Clooney, Grant Heslov, and Beau Willimon for The Ides of March, and to J. C. Chandor for Margin Call.

Winners and nominees

In the following table, the winner is marked in a separate colour, and highlighted in boldface; the nominees are those that are not highlighted or in boldface.[4]

2010s

Year Film Screenwriter(s)
2011
(1st)
The Ides of March George Clooney, Grant Heslov and Beau Willimon
Margin Call J. C. Chandor
The Artist Michel Hazanavicius
The Descendants Alexander Payne, Nat Faxon and Jim Rash
Melancholia Lars von Trier
Midnight in Paris Woody Allen
Moneyball Steven Zaillian, Aaron Sorkin and Stan Chervin
We Need to Talk About Kevin Lynne Ramsay and Rory Kinnear
2012
(2nd)
Django Unchained Quentin Tarantino
Argo Chris Terrio
Lincoln Tony Kushner
The Master Paul Thomas Anderson
Silver Linings Playbook David O. Russell
Zero Dark Thirty Mark Boal
2013
(3rd)
American Hustle Eric Warren Singer and David O. Russell
12 Years a Slave John Ridley
Blue Jasmine Woody Allen
Inside Llewyn Davis Joel and Ethan Coen
Saving Mr. Banks Kelly Marcel and Sue Smith
2014
(4th)
Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) Alejandro G. Iñárritu, Nicolás Giacobone, Alexander Dinelaris, Jr. and Armando Bo
Boyhood Richard Linklater
The Grand Budapest Hotel Wes Anderson
The Imitation Game Graham Moore
Whiplash Damien Chazelle
2015
(5th)
Spotlight Tom McCarthy and Josh Singer
Carol Phyllis Nagy
Ex Machina Alex Garland
The Martian Drew Goddard
Steve Jobs Aaron Sorkin
2016
(6th)
Manchester by the Sea Kenneth Lonergan
Hacksaw Ridge Andrew Knight and Robert Schenkkan
Hell or High Water Taylor Sheridan
La La Land Damien Chazelle
Lion Luke Davies
2017
(7th)
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri Martin McDonagh
Call Me by Your Name James Ivory
Dunkirk Christopher Nolan
Get Out Jordan Peele
Lady Bird Greta Gerwig
2018
(8th)
The Favourite Deborah Davis and Tony McNamara
BlacKkKlansman Spike Lee, David Rabinowitz, Charlie Wachtel and Kevin Willmott
Bohemian Rhapsody Anthony McCarten
A Quiet Place Scott Beck, John Krasinski and Bryan Woods
Roma Alfonso Cuarón
2019
(9th)
Jojo Rabbit Taika Waititi
The Irishman Steven Zaillian
Joker Todd Phillips and Scott Silver
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood Quentin Tarantino
Parasite Bong Joon-ho and Han Jin-won

2020s

Year Film Screenwriter(s)
2020
(10th)
The Trial of the Chicago 7 Aaron Sorkin
The Father Florian Zeller and Christopher Hampton
Mank Jack Fincher
Nomadland Chloé Zhao
Promising Young Woman Emerald Fennell
2021
(11th)
Being the Ricardos Aaron Sorkin
Belfast Kenneth Branagh
Licorice Pizza Paul Thomas Anderson
Nitram Shaun Grant
The Power of the Dog Jane Campion
2022
(12th)
The Banshees of Inisherin Martin McDonagh
Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery Rian Johnson
Tár Todd Field
Triangle of Sadness Ruben Östlund
The Woman King Dana Stevens and Maria Bello
2023
(13th)
Poor Things Tony McNamara
American Fiction Cord Jefferson
Barbie Greta Gerwig and Noah Baumbach
Maestro Bradley Cooper and Josh Singer
Oppenheimer Christopher Nolan
2024
(14th)
A Real Pain Jesse Eisenberg
Anora Sean Baker
Better Man Michael Gracey, Oliver Cole and Simon Gleeson
The Brutalist Brady Corbet and Mona Fastvold
Conclave Peter Straughan

See also

References

  1. ^ "AACTA – The Academy". Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA). Archived from the original on 24 June 2012. Retrieved 5 January 2014.
  2. ^ "AACTA – The Awards – AACTA International Awards". Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA). Retrieved 5 January 2014.
  3. ^ "Australian Academy announces nominees for 3rd AACTA International Awards" (PDF). Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA). 13 December 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 December 2013. Retrieved 5 January 2014.
  4. ^ "AACTA International Award Nominees" (PDF). Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA). 15 January 2012. Retrieved 15 January 2012.